As time was ticking We were winning And it all was going as planned Politicians stand between the lines of making headlines Street signs saying you're going the wrong way Fading faster now You can try to break us And make us fall apart

Is it just my imagination or did you have me believe You're not yourself and you're out of line I'm not myself and I'm out of time You haven't got it, you haven't got it, You haven't got a leg to stand on Was like sticking needles in my eyes Not on your

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way. Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way. Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to

I leave it all in ruins 'Cause I don't know what I'm doing I'm hard on things that matter Hold a heart so tight it shatters So I stay away from things that break Time is ticking I was born a fool in a china cabinet Drawn to the delicate like it's a